MPH in Social and Behavioral Science | Epidemiology Courses Offered

MPH in SBS—Epidemiology Curriculum

For students who started Fall 2018 or later

For students who started the MPH in SBS-Epidemiology prior to Fall 2018, please consult this curriculum page.

To complete this degree, you will take a combination of Public Health Core Courses, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology Concentration Courses, Public Health Electives Courses, and Public Health Practical Experience Courses that together total 54 credits.

Take all four courses for 12 credits

P670 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)

P670 Comprehensive Methods Epi/Biostats (3 credits)

P670 Program Planning and Management (3 credits)

P670 Leadership and Communication (3 credits)

Take all eight courses for 24 credits

B552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)

B562 Biostatistics for Public Health II (3 credits)

E601 Advanced Epidemiology (3 credits)

E635 Foundations in Public Health Informatics (3 credits)

S510 Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health (3 credits)

S614 Program Planning in Public Health (3 credits)

S615 Cultural and Qualitative Methods (3 credits)

S617 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (3 credits)

E602/S602 Internship (3 credits)

Select four coures (12 credits) from the two lists below

Choose two Epidemiology electives for six hours from the list below

E562 Epidemiology of Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus (3 credits)

E609 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)

E610 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)

E618 Cancer Epidemiology (3 credits)

E629 Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology (3 credits)

E645 Information Exchange for Population Health (3 credits)

E653 Meta-Analysis (3 credits)

E675 Fundamentals of Injury Epidemiology (3 credits)

E715 Design & Implementation of Observational Studies (3 credits)

E765 Nutritional Epidemiology (3 credits)

E780 Pharmacoepidemiology (3 credits)

E795 Cardiovascular Epidemiology (3 credits)

Choose two SBS elective courses for six hours from the list below

S620 Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Stress (3 credits)

S622 Coaching for Health Behavior Change (3 credits)

S625 Applied Public Health Campaigns and Social Marketing (3 credits)

S631 Maternal Child Family Health (3 credits)

S672 International Perspectives on Health and Housing (3 credits)

Take 1* from the list below for three credits

S702/E704 SBS and Epi Final Concentration Project

S711 Social and Behavioral Science Capstone Project

E711 Applied Epidemiological Methods I*

E712 Applied Epidemiological Methods II*

*Applied Epidemiological Methods courses can be taken in lieu of a final concentration project. Must take both courses (I & II) and will result in one less epidemiology elective required. Must also have approval from both advisors to enroll in Applied Epidemiological Methods.

Full Time Schedule

Below is a sample schedule showing how you might complete the Epidemiology—SBS dual concentration MPH.